The Saturday Quiz: Try our weekly brainteaser

1. Which political party was founded in 1925, but didn't win a seat in the House of Commons until 1966?
2. In 1457 which sport did King James II of Scotland declare should be 'utterley cryed down' because it was interfering with his troops' archery practice
3. Which British children's TV series of the 1960s was set in the 2060s?
4. What links David Schofield, David Bowie and Bradley Cooper?
5. The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles is the ruling body of which religion?
6. Saran Wrap in the US. What in the UK?
7. Between 1945 and 1950, the 38th Parallel divided which two countries?
8. In 1974 the music critic John Landau wrote: 'I have seen the future of rock'n'roll and it is...' Who?
9. The 1920 book 'The Mysterious Affair at Styles' saw the first appearance of which fictional detective?
10. Which statue was discovered by a local farmer and a French naval officer on a Greek island in 1820?
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